| Abstract: | Background Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) frees the diabetic patient with end-stage nephropathy from dialysis and daily insulin injections.Herein,we review consecutive cases of SPKT with bladder drainage performed at our institution over an 8-year period.Methods The study population included 21 patients (16 males and 5 females) who underwent SPKT between September 2001 and September 2009.Seven patients had type-1 diabetes and 14 had type-2 diabetes.Nineteen patients were on dialysis at the time of transplantation.Donation after cardiac death donors were selected for SPKT.The mean human leukocyte antigen match was 2 (range 0-4).SPKT was always performed using bladder drainage and vascular anastomoses to the systemic circulation.Immunosuppressive treatment consisted of anti-lymphocyte globulin induction followed by tacrolimus,mycophenolate mofetil,and prednisone.Results The mean hospital stay was 45.43 days.After a mean follow-up of 39.4 months,survival rates for patient,kidney,and pancreas were 76.2%,76.2%,and 66.7% at 1 year;76.2%,59.3%,and 55.6% at 5 years;and 57.1%,39.5%,and 41.7% at 8 years,respectively.Major complications included anastomotic leaks,reflux pancreatitis,and rejection.Six patients died from septic shock (n=3),duodenal stump leak (1),cardiac arrest (1),or renal failure (1).Eight kidney grafts were lost due to acute rejection (n=2),chronic rejection (3),and death with a functioning graft (3).Pancreatic graft failure (9) was caused by thrombosis (n=1),rejection (2),duodenal stump leak (1),and death with a functioning graft (5).Concluslons SPKT is a valid therapeutic option for uremic diabetics although few hospitals in China can undertake SPKT. |
